Career and Leadership Coaching

Clarify your career direction, improve as a leader,
and achieve your definition of success.

Determine your Path

You have high hopes for your career. You work hard as a leader or as an individual contributor. Your current job or leadership role is more stressful than ever. What happened to that ideal work set-up you had been planning and striving for all these years? You may be feeling somewhat "off", wondering how to advance your career or be a more effective leader. Or perhaps you are frustrated with your boss, your senior leaders, and/or a toxic workplace.

Should you stay or should you go?
What do you want out of your career?
Can you adjust anything to help you feel less overwhelmed?
Are you looking to quickly recover and move on from a job loss?

I am a Career and Executive Leadership Coach with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. My clients represent all possible backgrounds, career phases, gender identities, and lived experiences. If your career questions and research have led you here, then we might be a good fit for working together. I would like to hear your story and see if I can serve you as an outside perspective, a career advisor, and a sounding board.

I help people like you assess things, figure out what you want, and take action to improve your career and leadership growth. You can feel more fulfilled, so that facing Monday mornings and leading your team bring you more energy and a greater sense of meaning and accomplishment.

"Kim was a huge asset as an executive leader coach. She listened, made valuable recommendations and helped me sort through my ideas on how to be a better manager."
--Jennifer, Vice President

Consider Coaching's Benefits

Career coaching, including self-assessment, decision-making, resources, and next steps for career transitions.
Job search tips and best practices for people who are moving forward after a job loss or other work challenges.
Leadership development for emerging leaders and all leaders across experience levels and industries.
Executive coaching to clarify goals and help leaders effectively communicate, influence, and negotiate.
Compassion, deep listening, and some knowing guidance to help you cope and advance your career.

Bartels Executive Coaching can help you achieve success on your own terms. We partner so you can grow as a professional who has the confidence to build the life and career you want.

Dr. Kim Bartels

I offer one-on-one career and executive leadership coaching to professionals with years of experience. Many of my clients, but not all, are leaders.
Clients work on self-awareness, communication, influencing skills, leadership style, and career decision-making, among other issues.
Sometimes a client asks, “Should I stay or should I go?” from my job. I can help you work through that decision making process.
If you have been let go and need to regroup before looking for what's next, I can help you recover and then prepare for your job search and interviews.

Learn More About Kim

Who are my clients?

I have often worked with female leaders in recent years; and that focus and expertise remains as part, but not all, of what I do as a professional coach. My current clients are individual contributors, managers, and leaders of all gender identities and backgrounds, each with unique lived experience.

The people who seek out my services:

Work for businesses of any size, corporations, non-profits, or colleges/universities (77%).
Are professionals who report being between 35 and 64+ years of age (67%).
Have earned a Masters' degree or higher, e.g., M.B.A., M.A., J.D., or Ph.D. (53%).
Have earned a Bachelor's degree as their highest formal education (36%).
Make thoughtful career decisions and take action to succeed at work and in life.

I am excited to learn more about you! Lead on!

Kim
Kim Bartels, Ph.D.
Founder of Bartels Executive Coaching

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